FM: Russia will advocate Kosovo probe

FM Vuk Jeremic says Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia will advocate at the UN an adequate mechanism for the investigation into the Kosovo organ trafficking. "As we had expected, Putin confirmed that Russia will strongly advocate at the UN Security Council a creation of an adequate mechanism for the investigation into organ trafficking allegations," Jeremic stressed in a statement for RTS TV in Belgrade late on Wednesday. FM: Russia will advocate Kosovo probe Serbia's request for launching an investigation into organ trafficking before the UN was one of the topics discussed with Putin in Belgrade Wednesday, he added. A report filed by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty named ethnic Albania KLA as perpetrators of kidnappings of Serb civilians in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000, and sale of their harvested vital organs in the black market. A subsequent Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolution was based on the report, and called for an investigation to be launched. Vuk Jeremic (Tanjug) Strategic agreement as "crown" Vuk Jeremic commented on Russian PM Vladimir Putin's visit here yesterday by saying that the political dialogue between Russia and Serbia will continue in April, and should be crowned with a strategic agreement, to be signed in May or June. Jeremic said the main message of Putin's visit to Belgrade on Wednesday is the reaffirmation of support and continuation of broad cooperation. "There are no disagreements, political differences or open issues between Serbia and Russia," Jeremic said and announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Belgrade in "two to three weeks." Minister Jeremic stressed that the political stances of the two countries are almost identical, and that Putin's visit had more to do with the economy than politics. Jeremic said that "the issue of Russia-Serbia-NATO" was not discussed during yesterday's officials meetings, but added he does not know what was discussed in the talks with Serbian parliament whips. "The Serbian government has a clear policy of strict military neutrality which no one intends to revise, so that was one topic that did not need to be discussed by the Russian and Serbian delegations," Jeremic said.

FM: Russia will advocate Kosovo probe

Serbia's request for launching an investigation into organ trafficking before the UN was one of the topics discussed with Putin in Belgrade Wednesday, he added.

A report filed by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty named ethnic Albania KLA as perpetrators of kidnappings of Serb civilians in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000, and sale of their harvested vital organs in the black market.

A subsequent Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolution was based on the report, and called for an investigation to be launched.

Strategic agreement as "crown"

Vuk Jeremić commented on Russian PM Vladimir Putin's visit here yesterday by saying that the political dialogue between Russia and Serbia will continue in April, and should be crowned with a strategic agreement, to be signed in May or June.

Jeremić said the main message of Putin's visit to Belgrade on Wednesday is the reaffirmation of support and continuation of broad cooperation.

"There are no disagreements, political differences or open issues between Serbia and Russia," Jeremić said and announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Belgrade in "two to three weeks."

Minister Jeremić stressed that the political stances of the two countries are almost identical, and that Putin's visit had more to do with the economy than politics.

Jeremić said that "the issue of Russia-Serbia-NATO" was not discussed during yesterday's officials meetings, but added he does not know what was discussed in the talks with Serbian parliament whips.

"The Serbian government has a clear policy of strict military neutrality which no one intends to revise, so that was one topic that did not need to be discussed by the Russian and Serbian delegations," Jeremić said.